Working Student - Thermal Battery Design Engineer (m/f/d)

at  Volocopter GmbH

Company Description
Here at Volocopter, we are the pioneers of electric air taxis (electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft - eVTOLs). We have pledged to bring sustainable urban air mobility to life by getting electric air taxis off the ground in a way that complements existing transportation options in megacities across the globe. In 2011 we carried out the first-ever crewed flight of a fully electric multicopter and have since conducted more than 2,000 public and private test flights across the world (www.volocopter.com).
Job Description

CHECK IN YOUR PROFESSIONAL SKILLS:

• You are a Bachelor or Master student in the field of mechanical or aerospace engineering (with the focus on thermodynamics / aerodynamic)
• Experience with student projects will be an advantage (i.e. Formula student)
• Academical/professional knowledge of battery design (on both cell and module/pack level)
• Good understanding of thermodynamics and computational fluid dynamics principles
• Proven experience with Star CCM+, preferably thermal analysis (internships, curricular projects, or any other working experience)
• Basic knowledge of Matlab will be an advantage
• Hands-on experience with electronic / battery components will be a benefit
• Availability to work for 20 h/week on site from August 2024 for at least 6 months
• Eligibility to work in Germany as a student
  Additional Information

• You will perform hand calculations to analyze basic thermal and electrical performance of the battery system
• You will build simple MATLAB models to represent thermo-electrical battery behavior
• You will be responsible for pre-processing of the CAD model for CFD simulations (Airtight geometry, meshing, part definition, grid convergence and other related tasks)
• You will setup and execute the thermal CFD model using Star CCM+
• You will analyze the CFD simulations (extract information/data/images/plots)
• You will investigate battery thermal-runaway performance according to the SC-VTOL certification
• You will prepare and present simulation reports to all interested stakeholders
• You will perform simulation studies to guide the battery and aircraft developmen